Abstract

As we were putting the final touches on this special World Cup issue, the trade union federation Cosatu was gearing up to launch a boycott of all imported 2010 merchandise, including the creepy mascot doll Zakumi, which it's been alleged is being made in a sweatshop in China; apparently after a third party outsource deal involving a hard-to-find ANC MP from the KwaZulu Natal Midlands.